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M27
M27, the Dumbbell Nebula, NGC 6853
This PN is magnitude 7.5, diameter 8’x6’ and 1230 light years away.
Its central star is a mag 14 white dwarf.
The PN was discovered by Charles Messier using a 3.5” refractor on 12 July 1764
M27 is obvious in my 50mm finder and looks like an apple core in a telescope without a filter.
The PN is best seen with a UHC or OIII filter, its age is between 10k and 15k years
The attached image is from Aladin and the map is from SkyMapPro.
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